The Caves of Androzani was the one hundred and thirty-sixth adventure of Doctor Who’s original run, comprising four episodes – and the finale for the fifth Doctor. Its mix of corrupt corporate behavior, the most important/valuable substance in the universe and a dash of Phantom of the Opera is one of the most complex and […]
Category: DVD Reviews
Primeval, Volume Three – This Is How You Do Dinosaurs, Mr. Spielberg!
The third volume of Primeval contains the thirteen episodes of the show’s fourth and fifth series/season, and the first for the new incarnation of ARC – but not to worry, if you haven’t watched the show’s first three seasons, there’s a quick saga sell/previously on that brings you completely up to date. And it’s definitely […]
DVD Review: Archer: The Complete Season Two Rocks! Plus Contest Winners Revealed!
Although I’m not a huge fan of live action TV shows in which the characters are all reprehensible beyond redemption [*cough* It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia *cough*], the morally repugnant characters of the FX cult hit Archer are funny beyond all reason. The Season Two DVD set is a real killer in that regard.
DVD Review: The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Complete Fourth Season – The Doctor’s Best Loved Companion Defending The Earth With Panache!
Sarah Jane Smith may well be the most beloved companion in the long history of Doctor Who. As evidence, I submit the fourth season DVD set of The Sarah Jane Adventures – the second and lighter of two spinoffs, and a collection of ripping yarns that will entertain Whovians of any age. Clearly, Sarah Jane […]
The Help: Great Film Badly Served By DVD Release!
Today’s release of The Help on DVD is cause for celebration because the film plays just as well on the small screen as on the big one. It’s also cause for great disappointment because of this lovely, lovely film getting terribly wronged by whoever put the bonus features together – they consist of two deleted […]
Whitechapel: The Ripper Returns – Springheel Jack’s Biggest Fan!
Detective Inspector Joseph Chandler is on the fast track, checking off the requirements to make it to the top. When he’s sent to Whitechapel to take charge of a murder investigation – a simple domestic, everyone says – things turn out to be so very not simple. Despite the doubts of his men – and […]
Super 8 Delivers On DVD!
Super 8 is J.J. Abrams’ first film to not be a sequel or reimagining. It’s a tale of innocence lost and found; the magic of making movies and an alien creature that may or may not be a monster. Although the DVD release is more than a bit short on extras [a commentary and two […]
Captain America: The First Avenger – The Summer’s Best Superhero Movie Comes to DVD!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if Thor was Marvel’s Superman: The Movie, then Captain America: The First Avenger is its Raiders of the Lost Ark! And if the movie was splendid in 3D, it doesn’t lose much – if anything – in translation to 2D.
A Serbian Film – Nasty, Stomach-Turning Statement Film Has Nothing To Say!
A Serbian Film follows former porn star Milos – now happily married with a young son – as he is lured out of retirement to take part in a project that, he is promised, will use pornography to create art and maybe even reveal the true nature of Serbia. He will be paid enough money […]
Thor’s DVD Release Great Fun But Lacking Agent Coulson Short!
One of the biggest movies of the year – in terms of grand, epic fun – Thor gets a DVD release that provides one thing I always enjoy [a terrific commentary track by director Kenneth Branagh] but lacks the one thing I was most hoping to see: a promised short feature built around S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent […]
X-Men First Class – First Class Movie; Third Class Features!
X-Men: First Class is, for the most part, smart, focused and well thought out. While it deals primarily with the friendship between future enemies Charles Xavier [James McAvoy] and Erik Lensherr [Michael Fassbender] – better known as Professor X and Magneto – it also serves up an unnerving villain and a group of intriguing young […]